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For nearly three decades, the CATAAlliance Innovation and Leadership Awards program has been the most prestigious annual awards conferred on individuals and corporations by Canada’s advanced technology community. They are presented in recognition of exceptional contributions made to the creation of technology-based industrial strength in Canada. CATAAlliance in partnership with our Gala host, the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, will acknowledge one outstanding individual or company in each of the following award categories:

The Peter Brojde Award for Canada’s Next Generation Executive Leadership

• Steven Fitzgerald, President and co-Founder, Habanero
• Michael Litt, CEO, Vidyard
• Jevon MacDonald, CEO and co-Founder, GoInstant

The Motorola Award for Public Safety Technology

• ERMS
• In Motion Technology
• F2 Face Forensics

McCague Borlack Outstanding Product Achievement Award

• Webtech Wireless Inc.
• YOU iLabs
• FleetMind
• DataWind

Telfer Private Sector Innovation and/or Leadership in Advanced Technology

• Mike McDerment, CEO and co-Founder, FreshBooks
• Tobias Lütke, CEO and co-Founder, Shopify
• Eli Fathi, co-Founder and co-CEO, Fluidware

Wilfrid Laurier University Public Sector Leadership in Advanced Technology

• Nancy Flam, Project Director, Rural Broadband Initiatives, Nova Scotia Department of Economic Development and Rural Tourism
• Fariba Anderson, CIO, Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
• Anne Sado, President, George Brown College
• Rob Meikle, CIO, City of Toronto

ICTC IT Strategic HR Management

• Visier (Vancouver, BC)
• Vidcruiter (Moncton, NB)
• Vana Workforce (Toronto, ON)

Salesforce.com Cloud Computing Innovation Award

• Yellow Pencil
• DataGardens
• Acrodex
• MPAC

CATAAlliance will tabulate the results from Canada’s high tech sector (vote now) and the winners will be announced at the CATAAlliance Innovation Awards Dinner on May 29, 2013, at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa.

Tickets and are corporate tables available by contacting Cathi Malette – cmalette-at-cata-dot-ca.